Layered bridgework on stone
Zirconia frameworks carrying hand-layered ceramic and gingival porcelain.
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Zirconia framework, layered ceramic
Specification
Restoration
Technique
Zirconia framework, layered ceramic
Scope
Upper and lower bridgework
Year
2025
The study
The brief
Bridgework where individual tooth character and a believable gingival margin both matter.
The approach
Frameworks were milled in high-strength zirconia with a controlled cut-back, then built up in dentine, enamel and effect ceramics over several firings.
The finish
Surface texture was cut after the second bake. Lustre was set in the glaze firing and the gingival porcelain was blended by hand.
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Framework cut back in the design software
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Enamel effects layered by brush
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Gingival porcelain blended at the margin
Made as
The restoration
Crown & bridge
Zirconia bridges
Monolithic or layered bridgework from three units upward, with connector design reviewed before anything is milled.
Made from
The materials
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High-strength zirconia
Zirconia
An opaque, robust zirconia for long spans and frameworks, and for masking a dark preparation before ceramic is layered over it.
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Layering ceramic
Layering ceramic
Feldspathic ceramic built up by brush in dentine, enamel and effect powders, for anterior work where individual character matters.
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